The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday upheld a ruling that Boeing received “at least” $5.3 billion of unfair subsidies between 1989 and 2006 and agreed with Airbus that the effect of the financial support is larger than their face value in light of their “particularly pervasive” nature.
The appeal was launched by the European Union last year challenging key findings of the WTO ruling in March that the US provided aid to Boeing through federal research grants ...